I think we should hang fire for a week.

【hang】我想我们应该等一星期再说。

Yet he felt obliged to speak up and say: " Answer the gentleman, Thomas—don't be afraid." Tom still hung fire.

然而他觉得有必要大声说：“请回答这位先生，托马斯——别害怕。”汤姆仍然挂着火。